Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-09-03

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~ southern California kaes hat there =
but ons So snastA Russell Il iwepld BE- er-
ia - say sAat ms fsoe e Ia issssans. a.
lkoGxE ar Rasseli Ass eas - sosk his al
dsenos square Ia the sys 10 excite ro&f.
Bal tkere q sonsthlns nsyoad his rare
easint hut.aer that makes him The issoriie
enssgs2lnsr 81 the Anefiosn ssass. he has
il sonas ruElers abr p1y captured he hears
II tbe ladies 4 tie lsEdsf rather theif so-
mifktsou AID estesu-aud this. TO, ifean
keFy different rssseEs from 1aess which
nade Montague Sna kssnola a1ufsa.
Through The Csne4lEn > remarkably mo-
Bile faes there ests shines lLst iBaetnaos
sotaething thai lells 81 good heart. that
e<Fnselness iksi lnslslres coahasnes, that
nanlDess thai ATTRACTS. filose are stnonf
the reasons - y So Saith Russell mat.
nee. llse Aodiesk&s l. always crowded.
MF koxseils greeting lsst evening was .
warm aue. and Il came from a large and
fsxli3us1le 3udienoe- LaEeSosd foiks.
with lts nsmby pauaDy Ines aud lie silly plot.
il uD4uestionably The most renarssbls
piece of nsi that ever drew hun
1reds of thousands Of dollars into
the theatres OF the land There 10 needed
40 other proof oi NJ knssrlis wonderful
able 10 draw season ailef se-soE the mosi
immense audiences 10 set this mills and
water Pastoral play. 20 called. Af. Russell
never did bis peculiar speciaiiies better than
on last evening. aud he .as repeatedly en-
cofsu aid recalled. The company support
ing Sir. Russell Is . good one, iiod ].
Wildman being the only one Of his Old asso-
ciates the Others, with the possible exoep.
ton Of Prank l. Davis aud
here with Tom keene, belng al new 10
Grand Rapids Very lev OF the old ibestre-
goers recognized IN the gentleman who sp-
pesred a. fltzalmons bsm u. Ryan, The
veteran oOmsdian bo Was iOz many wears
the husband aud the support Of Kate
Denim lie will be seen 60 better sdYsDt-
age In "Bewitched" thls evening ~ will
also pretty Jennie karnsner. Louise Mack :
intoeh, Merri Osborn. Marie Dudley and
Alex Fisher. "Eegewood Folks will be
given at the matinee this efternoon-and IL
ls the last time IL will ever be seen ia
Grand Rapids. IL = perhaps perfectly
proper that the little once whs
appeared in the picRic scene should be
mentioned. They we're a bright and pretty
bsvy Of Grand Rapids girls.
Tonight "Bewltcked" will be presented.
1t was triad for t5e 1rsi time at hCsfsgon
on Thursday evening and went with rush
and roar. Thefe is no sort Of doubt what
ever that n will be go-s wonderful sue
cess It's plot IL in the. nasin entirely new
and Will De surprising. There ~ q sugges-
tion OF Confusion" aud the weird
fancies Of writers like 'Hsggsrd IN ~
and, ehile ia impossible IL IL really the
only dramatic comedy Mr.. Russell has
ever made dsstinotiyeIy bis own. II will
please the people everywhere for the
reason that il shows more of Russell than
anv other play Ia which he has ever sp-
peared. can NEST conscienti0ualy advice
the admirers Of Mr. Russell 70 see Be
vitched" indeed they will make great
mistake not 10 do so
The Wilbur Opera Company sang The
Mascot last evening 10 delightful audi
ence, Nr kohnle being the Lerenzo and
Susie kirwin appearing ia ber first great hii
"Bettina." The Wilbur com pany has made
many friends Ia the city and the work Of
Miss Diard, Mr.. Duffy and the stage man
agement of J. Jay Jackson hxs mnch 10 do
with A. The company closes iis engage
ment this afternoon with performance of
'Pinsfore."
| Sheldon Bstemen, manager Of THE Argo-
nsuis f" which will be seen all next week,
with mstiness on Tuesday. Wednesday,
| Friday and Saturday at Redmoncs arrived
| in the city last evening. The piece is said
| 10 bs one Of the strongest Of modern pro-
| ductons and 1t will be Interpreted by a
| good cast.